Argentine Grand Prix

Round 1 · Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina

1978-01-15

Winner: Mario Andretti (Team Lotus)

Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	1	—	1:37:04.470	Finished	9
2	Niki Lauda	Brabham	5	▲3	+13.210	Finished	6
3	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	10	▲7	+13.640	Finished	4
4	James Hunt	McLaren	6	▲2	+16.050	Finished	3
5	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	3	▼2	+1:14.850	Finished	2
6	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	9	▲3	+1:19.900	Finished	1
7	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	2	▼5	+1:22.600	Finished	0
8	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	7	▼1	+1:38.880	Finished	0
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	17	▲8	+1:40.600	Finished	0
10	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	15	▲5	+1:43.500	Finished	0
11	Jochen Mass	ATS	13	▲2	+1:49.070	Finished	0
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	11	▼1	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Brett Lunger	McLaren	24	▲11	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	23	▲9	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	16	▲1	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	▼8	—	Engine	0
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	18	▲1	—	+2 Laps	0
18	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	12	▼6	—	+2 Laps	0
R	John Watson	Brabham	4	—	—	Engine	0
R	Alan Jones	Williams	14	—	—	Fuel system	0
R	Danny Ongais	Ensign	21	—	—	Distributor	0
R	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign	22	—	—	Engine	0
R	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	20	—	—	Differential	0
R	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	19	—	—	Overheating	0